Dogs planning to dump Moore

Kevin Moore is facing the sack as the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs coach – possibly even before the end of the season.

The Sunday Telegraph learned after Saturday night’s demoralising 38-4 loss to the Manly Sea Eagles that Moore had lost boardroom support and his position was under immediate review.

The Bulldogs plummeted to their fourth loss from five matches and looked a disorganised and disinterested rabble.

Not even Moore’s standing as a loyal servant and one of the family club’s favourite sons will save his job despite having 18 months left on his contract.

Apart from the team’s diabolical recent form and their failure to make the finals last year, there is another issue simmering over Moore’s insistence that the club retain veteran skipper Andrew Ryan next year, while recruitment manager Peter Mulholland and the board think he should retire.